Truck art: daikh magar pyar sey

Published December 6, 2010
A labourer decorates a supply truck at a workshop.
A labourer decorates a supply truck at a workshop.
Labourers apply paint to a supply truck at a decorative vehicle workshop.
Labourers apply paint to a supply truck at a decorative vehicle workshop.
Ustad Shajid, 42, decorates a supply truck at a workshop.
Ustad Shajid, 42, decorates a supply truck at a workshop.
Labourers at a decorative vehicle workshop are seen through the frame of a supply truck.
Labourers at a decorative vehicle workshop are seen through the frame of a supply truck.
A man applies paint to chains decorating a supply truck.
A man applies paint to chains decorating a supply truck.

Decorating trucks is a long tradition in Pakistan and drivers use everything from wood, metal, jangling chains, shiny objects and 3D creations to decorate their trucks as a reminder of their home as they travel long distances across Pakistani highways.

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